Masonry Magazine July 1966 Page. 9
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
Calendar of Events
AUGUST 4-6, 1966: Annual Tennessee State Convention, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Contact: Mason Painter, 3313 Idlewild Drive, Chattanooga, Tenn.
AUGUST 5 & 6, 1966: MCAA Masonry Estimating Course, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact: Bob Zabriskie, P.O. Box 1567, Salt Lake City, Utah.
AUGUST 11-13, 1966: Annual State Meeting of the Associated Masonry Contractors of Texas, The El Tropicana Motel, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Jerry Jarboe, 1114 Cortland, Houston, Texas.
AUGUST 14-18, 1966: Mid-year Board Meeting of National Concrete Masonry Association, Calgary Inn, Calgary, Alberto, Canada.
SEPTEMBER 16 & 17, 1966: MCAA Masonry Estimating Course, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: Robert Dalton, MCA of Cleveland, Ohio, 744 Union Commerce Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
OCTOBER 9-12, 1966: Annual Convention of Structural Clay Products Institute, Broodmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
OCTOBER 14 & 15, 1966: MCAA Masonry Estimating Course, Milwaukee, Wis.
NOVEMBER 3-6, 1966: Fall Executive Board Meeting of the MCAA, Caribe Hilton Hotel, Son Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact MCAA Executive Office.
FEBRUARY 18-21, 1967: 17th Annual Convention & Educational Trade Show of the Mason Contractors Association of America, Chase-Park Hotel, St. Louis.
Summer Board Meeting Held In Ozarks
MCAA's Summer Executive Board Meeting was held July 7-10 at Tan-Tar-A Resort on beautiful Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Mo., with 115 persons in attendance. From the opening joint Material Handling and Emblem Committee session on Thursday afternoon, it was evident that this would be a most productive meeting for the Association.
Starting at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning and continuing on through without a break until approximately 2 P.M. the Executive Board heard reports from officers and committee chairmen. Robert Harrison, Chairman of the Education Committee, introduced Walter Derk, MCAA Insurance Consultant, who discussed various aspects of his new course for MCAA Chapters.
The Board also previewed Allied Masonry Council's new film "Clay Concepts" which is an excellently produced movie by Henry J. Kaufman & Associates, Washington, D.C. Robert Rawlins, Sales Manager, Pittsburgh Corning Corp., talked briefly on new developments within the masonry industry which will assist the mason contractor in securing (Continued on page 22).
MCAA FIELD MANAGER Rosensteel
The Mason Contractors Association of America is pleased to announce that it has retained Paul Rosensteel to act as its Western States Field Manager. Paul will be headquartered with the Phoenix Chapter at 2046 A North 16th Street. Paul is well qualified to assist the Western MCAA Chapters in any of the problems they many encounter. He was born is Freedom, Pa., and is 43 years of age. He holds (Continued on page 25).
Form New Technical Information Group
PITTSBURGH A central source for technical information about glass blocks has been established here, with formation of the Glass Block Institute (GBI) which represents manufacturing, engineering and installing groups. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, a manufacturer, sponsored formation of the institute.
The Institute will provide architects, designers, contractors and building trade groups with information ranging from the physical properties of glass blocks to the correct selection of blocks for specific applications. The Institute will also be a source for data on glass block products, application techniques, maintenance and function.
Directors of GBI are G. A. Miller, executive vice president of the Mason Contractors Association of America; R. E. Rawlings, manager of architectural glass products for Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; W. Lovett, registered professional engineer with Pittsburgh Corning, and W. R. Connors, first vice president, Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union of America.
The Institute address is: Glass Block Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230.
Second from right is O. L. Jollay, Atlanta, winner of the Executive Board Golf Tournament. Others in the foursome are Donald Frantz, Minneapolis; Joe Szabo, Des Plaines; Jollay, and Charles Bolek, Des Plaines. Turn to page 22 for additional photographs of the golf outing.